Hello Jolene,
Please read the reviews for my YA-adult novel, SHINE ANNIE by Betty Oglesby Payne, at www.amazon.com SHINE ANNIE is also available at www.barnesandnoble.com www.booksamillion.com and NewSouth Books http://www.newsouthbooks.com/ Consider recommending SHINE ANNIE for Black History M... more

Hello Jolene,
Please read the reviews for my YA-adult novel, SHINE ANNIE by Betty Oglesby Payne, at www.amazon.com SHINE ANNIE is also available at www.barnesandnoble.com www.booksamillion.com and NewSouth Books http://www.newsouthbooks.com/ Consider recommending SHINE ANNIE for Black History Month (February), bookclubs, summer reading programs, etc. (ages 15 and above).

So you're behind the YAYAs. I love your site (though I tried to add it to my blogroll and got a message saying no site feed detected?). As a librarian, I thought you might want to know about the debut (last Monday) of The Picnic Basket where library and school professionals taste new and forthcomi... more

So you're behind the YAYAs. I love your site (though I tried to add it to my blogroll and got a message saying no site feed detected?). As a librarian, I thought you might want to know about the debut (last Monday) of The Picnic Basket where library and school professionals taste new and forthcoming children's books with first-come, first-serve sample copies of books for kids of all ages. We send free books. You tell us what you think: look to see what’s in the weekly feast, request the books that you want to taste, read the books, and then post reviews on The Picnic Basket for your colleagues to read.


It’s a blog full of all you can read (and write) about children’s literature and I hope will become an additional resource for librarians. So far, the feedback’s been overwhelmingly positive. I hope you’ll take a peek and partake in the picnic.

Thanks,

Deborah Sloan
www.thepicnic-basket.com